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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Figures 1-5

Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Deformity in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Howard S. An, MD
The Morton International Endowed Chair
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Dino Samartzis, DSc, PhD (C)

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pre-operative patient with ankylosing spondylitis Figure 1: Preoperative lateral view of an ankylosing spondylitic patient.

 

Figure 2: Lateral x–ray of pronounced thoracic kyphosis in an ankylosing spondylitic patient. x-ray of patient with ankylosing spondylitis

 

preoperative MRI of patient with ankylosing spondylitis Figure 3: Pre–operative sagittal MRI of an ankylosing spondylitic patient.

 

Figure 4A: Smith–Petersen V–shaped posterior wedge osteotomy. Smith-Petersen v-shaped posterior wedge osteotomy

 

Lateral aspect of a Smith-Petersen V-shaped wedge Figure 4B: Lateral aspect of a Smith–Petersen V–shaped wedge osteotomy.

 

Figure 5: Posterior aspect of a closed Smith–Petersen wedge osteotomy. smith-petersen osteotomy
Last Updated: 08/01/2003
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